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3 suspects in Sde Teiman abuse case released after new evidence presented
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Illustrative: This undated photo taken in the winter 2023 and provided by Breaking the Silence, a whistleblower group of former Israeli soldiers, shows blindfolded Palestinians captured in the Gaza Strip in a detention facility on the Sde Teiman military base in southern Israel. (Breaking The Silence via AP)
Three soldiers suspected of the sexual abuse of a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman detention facility have been released from custody.
Prosecutors dropped their demand to extend their remand following new information brought into the case, which relate to the extent of their involvement in the incident.
The Military Police is still investigating those three soldiers.
Another five soldiers remain held over the high-profile abuse case.
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